The residents of two hamlets in Blatten, Switzerland, were able to visit their homes following a landslide that devasted the ...

A Swiss charity, which covers the uninsured damage of natural disasters, is supporting the landslide-devasted villages of ...

Switzerland is a success story in predicting landslides — but more must be done to help the rest of the world prepare for ...

Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...

Switzerland’s president said evacuees from a village whose homes and businesses were destroyed by a dramatic landslide caused ...

Permafrost is often called the glue that holds the mountains together. When it thaws, the mountains crumble, and they start ...

The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...

Focus has now shifted to the safety of those living near the Lonza River, which the regional government warns could flood as ...

A devastating landslide, triggered by the Birch Glacier collapse, buried Blatten, Switzerland, prompting evacuations but ...

The remote Alpine village of Blatten was flattened after an avalanche of rock, mud and ice was sent crashing down into the ...

On May 28, a mass of rock, ice, mud and water crashed down on and buried the mountain village of Blatten in the Swiss canton ...

A picturesque Swiss town was buried after part of a glacier broke off and came sliding down a mountain in the Alps. Officials ...